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Barnes' Notes on 1 Kings 9:26

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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On Ezion-geber and Eloth, see the notes to marginal references. As the entire tract about Elath (Akaba) is destitute of trees, it is conjectured that the wood of which Solomon built his fleet was cut in Lebanon, floated to Gaza by sea, and thence conveyed across to Ezion-geber, at the head of the E anitic Gulf, by land carriage. (Compare 2 Chronicles 2:16.) return to 'Top of Page'
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